YALOBUSHA CO. MS
Formed 1833 from Choctaw Cession 1830
Calhoun formed 1852 from Lafayette, Yalobusha
Grenada formed 1870 from Carroll, Yalobusha, Choctaw, Tallahatchie
 

CENSUS RECORDS

1840 Yalobusha Co. MS Census
Pg.277  William Duncan      0011,01      - 1001,1

1845 Yalobusha Co. MS State Census (FHL film 899,870)
Pg.  3  William Duncon      2 males, 3 females
     5  B.W. Duncan         1 male,  0 females

1850 Yalobusha Co. MS Census
North of Yall. River
Pg.410, #480, T.P. DUNCAN (m) 27 AL teacher
                  Sarah 21 AL, mar/in/year
                  (MAD: Thomas P. Duncan mar. Sarah S. Tabb 7/25/1850; indexed ? 1870 Titus Co. TX census, 1880 Delta Co. TX census)
South of Yall. River
Pg.467, #68, George DONKIN 27 ENG tailor $1000
                  Catherine 29 MS (not mar/in/year)
                  (MAD: George Donkin mar. Catharine Sawyer 9/2/1847)

1860 Yalobusha Co. MS Census
Pg.810, #464-497, George DUNKIN 39 ENG tailor $5000-$1800
                  Catharine 40 MA
                  Lucy HUNLEY 15 TN
                  (MAD: 1870 Grenada Co. MS census)

1870 Yalobusha Co. MS Census
Twp.11, P.O. Water Valley
Pg.27, #413-433, DUNCAN, Alice 37 AL BLACK domestic servt. $0-$0
                  Mary 7 MS BLACK
Twp.26 Range 4E, P.O. Oakland
Pg.165, #34-36, MOORE, Dicey 51 AL BLACK keeping house $0-$0
                  Mary E. 30 AL BLACK keeping house
                  Alice 20 MS BLACK at home
                  Nancy J. 16 MS BLACK at home
                  Ada S. 13 MS BLACK at home
                  George 10 MS BLACK at home
                  William 8 MS BLACK at home
Pg.165, #35-37, DUNCAN, Mary 4 MS BLACK
                  Sarah E. 6/12 MS BLACK b.Dec.
 

REFERENCES FROM OTHER LOCALITIES

Carroll Co. MS Deeds
      N-696: 6 Oct. 1858, John Duncan and wife Lucy D. of Yellowbusha Co. to John A. Binford of Carroll Co. MS, $417, W 1/2 SE 1/4 Sec. 36 T21 R5E, and E 1/2 SW 1/4 Sec. 31 T21 R6E, the land having once belonged to Walker Barnard and then to the State and by the State by deed 12 May 1857 to John Duncan. /s/ John Duncan of Yellowbisha, Lucy Duncan Duncan (sic). Wit. Charles A. Sullivan, Geo. Payne Quackenbos. Quackenbos testified in City/County of New York. (FHL film 893,228)
      O-267: 28 March 1857, John Duncan of Yallobusha and wife Lucy Duncan and Robert J. Walker and wife Mary B., to George A. Townsend of Carroll Co. MS, $606.52, E 1/2 SE 1/4 Sec. 21 and E 1/2 SW 1/4 Sec. 27, both T21 R3E. Jno. Duncan attorney for Robert J. Walker. John and Lucy D. Duncan appeared before Quackenbos in New York City; Walkers appeared before Charles DeSelding in Dist. of Columbia, City and County of Washington. (FHL film 893,229)
      (MAD: 1860 Hinds Co. MS census; John Duncan of Yalobusha mar. Lucy Duncan Howell of Natchez [Adams Co. MS] on 10/16/1856 Washington DC at residence of bride's uncle Hon. Robert J. Walker, from "Tri-Weekly Citizen" pub. 11/7/1856 in Canton, MS, from pg.204, "Marriages and Deaths from MS Newspapers, 1837-1863" Vol.1, by Betty Couch Wiltshire, FHL book 976.2 V2w; also published other newspapers; his mother Mary & sisters in 1850 New York City census pg.373, Ward 9, Dist.3)

Bolivar Co. MS Deeds
      F-23, 28 July 1855, Robert J. Walker power of attorney to John Duncan of Yallobusha Co. MS, signed in New York. (pg.115, "Early MS Records; Bolivar Co., Vol.I, 1836-1861" by Katherine Branton & Alice Wade, 1988, Memphis Public Library book 929.3625 B689b9, from Georgie Cooper 1988)
      G-29, 17 Mar. 1857, Robert J. Walker & wife Mary B. of Washington City and Wm. Cook and W. Martha E. of NY quit claim to John Duncan of Yallabusha Co. MS for $1, land in Bolivar Co. MS in Twp.20 Range 6W and Twp.20 Range 8W and Twp.21 Range 8W and Twp.22 Range 9W, 3086 acres. There is another Deed G-317, 1 May 1858, John Duncan and wife Lucy Duncan Duncan of Yallabusha Co. MS to James C. and Alexander Newman of Warren Co. MS. (pgs.123 and 129, "Early MS Records; Bolivar Co., Vol.I, 1836-1861" by Katherine Branton & Alice Wade, 1988, Memphis Public Library book 929.3625 B689b9, from Georgie Cooper 1988)

Winston Co. MS Deed (FHL film 897,905)
      M-537: 4 Jan. 1853, William A. Haddin of City of New York and wife Frances S. (/s/ Frances Sunderson Hadden) to John Duncan of Yalbusha Co. MS, $1, following land:
            Number of Patent, Section, Twp, Range, Acres, Fractions
         Nashoba Co.
            29560, S 1/2, 36-10N-12E, 138.08a
            29561, S 1/2, 27-10-12, 320.86a
            29562, E 1/2 SW 1/4, 30-10-12, 80.61a
            29563, S 1/2 W 1/2 NW 1/4 & S 1/2 NE 1/4, 2-9-12, 539.27a
            29564, E 1/2 NE 1/4, 34-10-12, 80.11a
            29565, N 1/2 1-9-12, 154.49a
            29566, E 1/2 NW 1/4 31-10-12, 80.20a
            29568, E 1/2 NW 1/4 3-9-12, 355.62a
            30648, NE 1/4 NW 1/4 28-10-11, 159.28a
            30649, W 1/2 NW 1/4 27-10-11, 79.29a
            30650, S 1/2 & W 1/2 of NW 1/4 9-10-11, 400.85a
            30651, E 1/2 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 & E 1/2 SW 1/4 8-10-11, 319.32a
            30652, E 1/2 NE 1/4 33-10-11, 80.05a
            28802, W 1/2 NE 1/4 17-9-12, 79.97a
            28803, NW 1/4 28-9-12, 159.80a
            29571, NE 1/4 NW 1/4 3-9-12, 44.45a
            29572, SW 1/4 NW 1/4 31-10-12, 40.16a
         Newton Co.
            28801, W 1/2 NE 1/4 36-8N-11, 75.88a
         Atala Co.
            29567, E 1/2 SE 1/4 23-13N-7E, 80.94a
            29569, W 1/2 NW 1/4 19-13-8, 79.85a
            29570, N 1/2 & W 1/2 SE1/4 & SW 1/4 36-13-7, 516.22a
            29573, whole section, 24-13-7, 586.56a
         Winston Co.
            28764, N 1/2 & W 1/2 of SE 1/4 & SW 1/4 18-14-11, 559.03a
            28766, NW 1/4 8-14-11, 161.33a
            23247, E 1/2 NE 1/4 20-14-10, 80.51a
            23248, SW 1/4 20-14-10 161.52a?
            23249, S 1/2 21-14-10, 321.80a
            23250, NE 1/4 25-14-10, 160.40a
            23251, W 1/2 NW 1/4 21-14-10, 80.11a
            23252, W 1/2 SW 1/4 22-14-10, 80.11a
            28765, E 1/2 NE 1/4, NW 1/4 ofNE 1/4 & W 1/2 SE 1/4 7-14-11, 600.25a
         Carroll Co.
            30743, N 1/2 SE 1/4 & E 1/2 SW 1/4 3-18-4, 517.17a
            30744, NE 1/4 7-19-5, 154.10a
            30746, E 1/2 and E 1/2 of NW 1/4 6-19-5, 380.92a
total 7,775a, more or less. Wit. William Martin (Mastin?), Moses B. Maclay. Ack. in New York City & Co.

Sumter Co. AL Deeds
      I-287: Noxubee Co. MS, 4 April 1846, Unity Mosely of Noxubee Co. MS to John Duncan of City of New York, $3,000:
            W 1/2 SW 1/4 Sec.35 T20 R4W, 79.8 acres
            SW 1/4 SW 1/4 Sec.35 T20 R4W, 39.92 acres
            Subdivision C of Sec.34 T20 R4W, 55.18 acres
            E 1/2 SW 1/4 Sec.36 T20 R4W, 79.9 acres
            W 1/2 SE 1/4 Sec.36 T20 R4W, 79.9 acres
            E 1/2 NW 1/4 Sec.35 T20 R4W, 79.9 acres
            E 1/2 NW [1/4] Sec.11 T19 R4W, 80.24? acres
                  S 1/2 Sec.1 T19 R4W, 320.38 acres
                  NW 1/4 Sec.1 T19 R4W, 160.13 acres
                  NE 1/4 Sec.2 T19 R4W, 161.25 acres
                  NE 1/4 Sec.12 T19 R4W, 160.25 acres
            E 1/2 SW 1/4 Sec.12 T19 R4W, 80.18 acres
            E 1/2 SE 1/4 Sec.12 T19 R4W, 80.18 acres
            E [1/2] NW 1/4 Sec.12 T19 R4W, 80.18 acres
            E 1/2 SE 1/4 Sec.6 T19 R3W, 80.14 acres
                  SW 1/4 Sec.5 T19 R3W, 159.36 acres
            E 1/2 SW 1/4 Sec.35 T20 R4W, 79.83 acres
                  NE 1/4 Sec.35 T20 R4W, 159.72 acres
in Demopolis land District, Sumter Co. AL; wit. James Murray, Charles Buck. (FHL film 1,787,412)
      N-238: 4 Oct. 1854, Pierpoint Phillips of City of New York to John Duncan of Yalabusha Co. MS, $1, several lots, not copied. (FHL film 1,787,414, faded book)
      N-666: 10 April 1856, John Duncan of Yelabusha Co. MS to Francis B. Moore of Sumter Co. AL, $365, not copied. (FHL film 1,787,414)
      N-749: 10 April 1856, John Duncan of Yalobusha Co. MS to Elnathan Tartt of Sumter Co. AL, ... (no wife) (FHL film 1,787,414)
 

OTHER SOURCES

Henry McRaven correspondence; in MS Dept. of Archives & History, Manuscript Collection, Acc. No. Z-913 (from Carolyn Cole to John A. Duncan to MAD 6/1988; actual title of this file at MS Archives is not given; there is also a file at the TN Archives about the same family)
      JAD: Lucy Duncan Howell who married John Duncan is apparently #388, page 59, in Kate D. Smith's book "Thomas Duncan and His Six Sons."
      Letters from Henry McRaven of Nashville, TN, to Mrs. W.A. Geisenberger, President, Natchez Historical Society, in 1963. His letters have information on his great-uncle, John Duncan, and John Duncan's daily diary for 1868, in the possession of Mr. McRaven's cousin Lucy Moore of Danville, VA. Mr. McRaven said that John Duncan's niece "Mab" was Mary Jane Duncan, dau. of John Duncan's brother William Duncan born 5 Aug. 1800 in Glasgow, Scotland. Mary Jane Duncan changed her name to Mary McFarlane Duncan as requested in John Duncan's will, in memory of John Duncan's mother, and after John Duncan died, Mary married Judge P.P. Bailey of Jackson. From information handed down in the family, Mr. McRaven said his ancestors were Alexander Duncan and Mary McFarlane. Mr. McRaven's great grandfather William Duncan was reared and educated in New York, where he married in the early 1820s, was in New Orleans in Feb. 1830, in the fall of 1830 moved to AL, then to Grenada (MAD: probably Yalobusha Co. MS at that time), MS, in 1836, then to New Orleans in the late 1840's, died in New York in 1863 on a business trip. (MAD: see the will of John Duncan in Winston Co. MS and elsewhere; Mary M. Duncan mar. Peter P. Bailey 6/29/1874 or 6/30/1874 Hinds Co. MS)
 

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